I had been shooting a group of Roseate Spoonbill a few minutes earlier, but they gave the signal and left for far trees.
However, suddenly here were a few more passing low, fast, and right by me.
I grabbed a few images while basically spinning like a top.
I gave it a good try, I caught just this one photograph worth keeping.
Spotted walking along the edge of an old rice field. Any other bird and I probably would not have taken a shot.
All he was doing was being ‘pink’.
This Great Blue Heron came charging in to this roost tree and took a spot right in the middle of all the others.
The tree was already full with a Tricolored Heron, Roseate Spoonbill, and female Anhinga.
The Anhinga, as usual, complained and yelled at the bigger Heron. The others watched close, but just did their best to ignore the new comer.
A little after these shots it was the Great Blue that took off. Too many strange looking birds for his taste.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Just being a Spoonbill.
Jumping from one high limb to another for no reason in particular. A Spoonbill trait.
A short time before these shots another Spoonbill had this, the best spot.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
A single Roseate Spoonbill was busy here.
They are social animals so it’s a good assumption more were in other inlets we couldn’t see.
I don’t remember any Spoonbills ever fishing here, the Cooper River Cemetery area, before this year. It is not far from other known locations but they are really creatures of habit so perhaps there are much more Spoonbill around.
Charleston, South Carolina.
A Snowy Egret and Roseate Spoonbill.
These two walked along the shallows picking and poking. They didn’t give the other a thought at all.
Above the Spoonbill caught a big tadpole, the Egret just kept looking on his own.
I think the Spoonbill is a little too big for the usual Snowy attitude.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
The expression that fits a Spoonbill perfectly.
Curious!
There are plenty of times the Spoonbills stay off in the marshes with no way to access them. This summer was a good example. We had pink in the distance most of the time.
They have a new trick now. Sit out in the glaring sun.
